The Chronicle of Charlie

To Charlie I am "Lolo"  a sort of honorary grandfather for many years, and now a step-grandfather. I quite early took on the role of his chronicler  at least
until he reaches the age when he is embarrassed by all this. The rows in this gallery are in chronological order, the earliest  "Day One"  at the bottom.

All Charlie

Just Charlie

Charlie among friends on Australia Day

Well-fed kangaroo refuses Charlie's offer

Charlie gets wallaby slightly interested

Wallaby allows contact, not sure about communication

Construction exercise for children and grandmothers

Building a geodesic dome

Just about completed

Charlie - one foot on the ground

Charlie - airborne

Charlie - more airborne

Charlie, age 7

Blowing out 7 candles

Birthday chip

"Let me show you" 1

"Let me show you" 2

"Let me show you" 3

Charlie's Sixth Birthday  1

Charlie's Sixth Birthday  2

Charlie's Sixth Birthday  3

Charlie's Sixth Birthday  4

Charlie's Sixth Birthday  5

Charlie's Sixth Birthday  6

Charlie's hands at work  1

Charlie's hands at work  2

Charlie's hands at work  3

Charlie on Australia Day  1

Charlie on Australia Day  2

Charlie on Australia Day  3

Watching the model trains

Thomas meets Charlie

Four years, and knows it

Charlie

Comparing notes

Charlie

Charlie and cousin: who's taller?

Charlie

Charlie

Charlie's 4th birthday - 1

Charlie's 4th birthday - 2

Charlie's 4th birthday - 3

Charlie and cousin

Charlie the kicker

Charlie

"I'm not too old for this yet"

"I'll learn to swim one day"

"These aren't real binoculars"

Charlie, Australia Day  1

Charlie, Australia Day 2

Charlie, Australia Day 3

Charlie and sand

Charlie as a seagull

"That way!"

"What's that you said?"

"That's very funny"

"Take my photo like this"

Charlie and dinosaurs - 1

Charlie and dinosaurs - 2

Quiet Charlie

On the way to literacy

Foot-eye co-ordination

Just thinking

With birthday loot

Charlie, aged three

Railway engineer

"Not what I expect in a book"

"I'll give you my email address next time"

"This is where I get off"

Charlie with very healthy food

Spiderman

Spiderman at the piano

Charlie, excited at the idea of his first bushwalk

Charlie's first encounter of a bush track

Charlie's realisation that he has to walk back up those steps.

Charlie watching his favourite movie

Audience participation

"I'm meant to use a spoon for this?"

Applause for Charlie

Current favourite toy

Cap turned round for photography

Charlie and cousin

Just Charlie

Charlie and banana

Charlie, the exuberant pianist, finds middle C

Charlie, custodian of small animals

Charlie, contemplating his political future

Charlie in green

Charlie in bath

Charlie with straw

"I'll start with the bar code"

"See how fast I play!"

"Fish and chips? . . . . . . . Well . . . . "

Charlie on his birthday

Charlie watching puppet show

Charlie asleep

Charlie, nearly two

"Australia Day yesterday; this call will be about my award!"

"Notice that I've mastered this spoon thing now."

"But being Bob the Builder's boss is my real aim."

"Hats bring out the best in me"

"Not this hat, then?"

"What about no hat?"

"Well, the car's not new ........ "

"And it needs a wheel alignment, but ........ "

"It's all I'm allowed to drive, unfortunately."

T1012: "Yes, carpentry, possibly. Or perhaps politics."

T1006: "Is this really drinking chocolate?"

P0821: "My chauffeur should be here by now"

0464: "Please, I'm only a little boy"

0468: Charlie considering a career move

0471: Charlie's latest hat

0363: Charlie, 17 months

0339: Charlie at a picnic

0313: Charlie reading in bed

The menu is beyond Charlie

Charlie finding things in the park

A green ball, a white rug, and Charlie

Charlie, dressed for winter

"What can I get for this?"

"It's for you!"

Waiting in the car - 1

Waiting in the car - 2

Waiting in the car - 3

Charlie learning about the world

Charlie at a restaurant on Mother's Day

Charlie with his favourite toy

Charlie and the concrete mixer

Charlie at 13 months (nearly)

Charlie and the Big Dumper

Charlie, running!

Charlie and Dad  and cake!

Charlie and Uncle

Charlie and Dad

Charlie looking like a teenager

Charlie with a serious cap

Charlie at the zoo  1

Charlie at the zoo  2

Charlie at the zoo  3

Charlie with Mum and birthday cake

Charlie enjoying a birthday hug

Charlie with birthday presents

Charlie in the supermarket with peaches

Charlie finding potatoes uninteresting

Charlie in the Cuddly and Fluffy aisle

Charlie in the supermarket with chocolates

Charlie in the supermarket with disposable nappies

Charlie in the supermarket with flowers

Universal principle for noise-making: Hold it in left hand, hit it with right.